Cannabis News
Nov. 21 2008 - Cafe Raid Sparks Controversy Over Marijuana Use
A police raid of a downtown café has some pot-loving Torontonians crying foul.
Oct. 27 2008 - Court rejects Ottawa's bid to uphold federal medical marijuana monopoly
The federal government's near-monopoly as the sole distributor of medical marijuana in Canada was severely weakened Monday by a Federal Court of Appeal decision in Toronto.
Sept. 12 2008 - Medical Marijuana Comes to Guelph
Medical Marijuana is on the rise across Canada, and now has an outlet right here in Guelph. The Medical Cannabis Club of Guelph (MCCG) was founded in 2006 and is currently the only compassion club in Wellington County. It provides “safe, clean, and reliable access to cannabis for disabled and chronically ill people in a supportive environment.”
May 21 2008 - Meaford Couple To Challenge Pot Law
A Meaford man and woman will fight drug charges - laid one month before he received licences to possess and grow marijuana for medicinal purposes - by arguing Canada's marijuana possession law is unconstitutional.
"The Charter of Rights, that's what this whole thing is about," James Kerr said after a court appearance last week. He believes it has been unconstitutional to be charged with a marijuana crime since an Ontario Court of Appeal decision in 2001.
May 13 2008 - Medical' Pot Smoker Wins Dispute With Bar
A former city resident who was injured on the job in Mississauga in 1989 and smokes "medical" marijuana to relieve his pain has emerged victorious in an unusual human rights dispute with a Burlington bar owner.
Jan. 14 2008 - Be Compassionate
Once again a Canadian court has spoken up and said it's time for the federal government to stop choking off supplies of medical marijuana to the more than 2,000 users it licenses. And once again, the government is expected to seek every conceivable obstacle, use every possible loophole and exhaust every avenue of appeal that might help delay the adoption of a logical, humane medical marijuana policy.
Jan. 11 2008 - Court strikes down regulation limiting growers of medical marijuana
Canadians who are prescribed marijuana to treat their illnesses will no longer be forced to rely on the federal government as a supplier following a Federal Court ruling that struck down a key restriction in Ottawa's controversial medical marijuana program.
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